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Imagine a 3-axis joystick that can also sense translation. So aside from pitch/roll/yaw you also get the linear up-down/left-rigth/forward-back axises.
by Doxin 3y ago
Imagine a 3-axis joystick that can also sense translation. So aside from pitch/roll/yaw you also get the linear up-down/left-rigth/forward-back axises.
- imsaw 3y agoI can see how pitch roll yaw would work, but I can't imagine how linear movements are made on the same joystick? Maybe up and down is push and pull but what about the other directions? Do you push the device itself?
- numpad0 3y agoLooks like current incarnation is Stewart platform lookalike optical setup for all axes[1]. I misspoke in a different comment: Mine was older SpaceBall 5000 model, and it was more like two joysticks joined at the stem. 1: https://www.fictiv.com/teardowns/spacenavigator-3d-mouse-teardown https://www.fictiv.com/teardowns/spacenavigator-3d-mouse-tea...
- taeric 3y agoThe trick in comparing it to a joystick is that it can distinguish between tilting the control to a side, and pushing the control to the side. Does that help? Similarly, it can detect pushing straight down and pulling straight up.